Centre for British Politics and Government

The Centre for British Politics and Government are interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective. They are concerned with the institutions and mechanisms of politics, as well as the social environment in which they operate and interact.

Members

Robert Blackburn

Professor of Constitutional Law

Andrew Blick

Head of the Department of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and Contemporary History

Vernon Bogdanor

Research Professor at the Centre for British Politics and Government

Federica Carugati

Lecturer in History and Political Economy

Rod Dacombe

Reader in Politics

Suzanne Hall

Director of Engagement

Simon James

Research Fellow

Michael Kandiah

Lecturer in Contemporary British History & Director of OHP

Maia King

Lecturer in Economics

Roger Mortimore

Professor of Public Opinion & Political Analysis

Mitya Pearson

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow

Pat Thane

Professor in Contemporary British History

Marta Wojciechowska

Lecturer in Politics

The Witness Seminar Programme

Since 1986 the Witness Seminar Programme, directed by Dr Michael Kandiah, has organised over 100 oral history 'witness seminars', creating an unparalleled oral history archive - which are best described as group interviews - on a variety of topics ranging from the 1982 Falklands War, the resistance to the Poll Tax, the failure of the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992 and the Friends of the Nunhead Cemetery, an examination of community activism.

The Witness Seminar Programme

KCL Polling Club

The King’s College London Polling Club offers students the chance to learn about how opinion polls work through hands-on experience.

Click here to read more information about the KCL Polling Club

Citizens' Convention on UK Democracy

The UK faces important decisions about the future form of its democracy. The aim of this project is to involve ordinary people in shaping the way we govern ourselves.

Click here to read more about the Citizens’ Convention on UK Democracy

The Centre is a vehicle for the work of the Department of Political Economy at King’s in the fields of British politics and government, employing the unique interdisciplinary approach that is characteristic of the Department. It draws on approaches ranging from history to economics to political science and political theory.

How urban riots influence political behaviour: Vote choices after the 2011 London riots
Leon, G. & John, P., 18 Jul 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Political Science Research and Methods. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Introduction to Symposium: Experiments with Politicians: Ethics, Power, and the Boundaries of Political Science
John, P. & Foos, F., 31 May 2022, In: Political studies review. 20, 2, p. 169-174 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299221075919
Support for behavioral nudges versus alternative policy instruments and their perceived fairness and efficacy
John, P., Martin, A. & Mikołajczak, G., 11 Mar 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Regulation and Governance. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12460
Markets, cultures and the politics of value: the case of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Salter, B., Jan 2022, In: Science, Technology and Human Values. 47, 1, p. 3-28 26 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243921991929
Nudge in the time of coronavirus: Compliance to behavioural messages during crisis
Hume, S., John, P., Sanders, M. & Stockdale, E., 27 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Behavioral Public Administration. 4, 2 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measuring the Volatility of the Political agenda in Public Opinion and News Media
John, P., Camara, C., Hale, S. & Margetts, H., 18 Sep 2021, In: PUBLIC OPINION QUARTERLY. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Co-designing behavioural public policy: lessons from the field about how to ‘nudge plus’
John, P. & Richardson, L., Aug 2021, In: Evidence & Policy. 17, 3, p. 405-422 18 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1332/174426420X16000979778231
Opinion Polls and Populism in Modern British Elections
Mortimore, R., 1 Jul 2021, In: Taiwan Journal of Democracy. 17, 1, p. 45 66 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Judicial power and constitutional tensions: the politics of legitimation
Salter, B., 6 Jun 2021, In: British Politics. 22 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-021-00181-9
Nudge plus: incorporating reflection into behavioural public policy
John, P. & Banerjee, S., 16 Apr 2021, In: Behavioural Public Policy. p. 1-32 32 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Upcoming lectures

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Contemporary British History Seminars

The Centre for British Politics and Government holds a regular research seminar on Contemporary British History, which all students are encouraged to attend.

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Contact us

Dr Rod Dacombe is the Director of the Centre for British Politics and Government.

rod.dacombe@kcl.ac.uk

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